PROJECT SOLUTIONS MANAGER – BALFOUR BEATTY (@ONE ALLIANCE)

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies—Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO—delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.
We’re seeking a Project Solutions Manager to lead talented, multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions that reduce carbon, increase resilience, and protect the environment.
What you’ll be doing

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the initial optioneering stages of water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Develop project engineering plans covering scope, cost, schedule, risk and resources.
• Collaborate with technical experts and suppliers to develop fully integrated, buildable solutions.
• Drive sustainability and innovation across the design lifecycle.
• Ensure designs meet CDM, safety, and operational requirements.
• Foster strong collaboration with project managers, planners, procurement, and construction teams.
• Lead project reviews, manage quality processes, and support continuous improvement.
• Mentor and support your team’s professional development and well-being

Who we’re looking for

What We’re Looking For:

• A degree in engineering or equivalent experience (chartered or working toward it preferred).
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and supplier input.
• Strong knowledge of water sector infrastructure and a passion for sustainable design.
• A collaborative, can-do attitude and ability to inspire and lead teams.
• Understanding of CDM regulations and experience embedding H&S into design.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of industry transformation while working with some of the most respected organizations in the sector.
Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape the future of water infrastructure.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the initial optioneering stages of water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Develop project engineering plans covering scope, cost, schedule, risk and resources.
• Collaborate with technical experts and suppliers to develop fully integrated, buildable solutions.
• Drive sustainability and innovation across the design lifecycle.
• Ensure designs meet CDM, safety, and operational requirements.
• Foster strong collaboration with project managers, planners, procurement, and construction teams.
• Lead project reviews, manage quality processes, and support continuous improvement.
• Mentor and support your team’s professional development and well-bein

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more